Why and Where to Use Metal Fiber Brushes (MFBs)

Why and Where to Use Metal Fiber Brushes (MFBs)

Defense Holdings, Inc.® (DHi) and HiPerCon, LLC® of Charlottesville, VA have teamed to provide their revolutionary, patented Metal Fiber Brush (MFB) for a variety of power and data transmission applications anywhere long life, reduced maintenance and high-reliability are important including:

  • AC and DC motors and generators
  • Power slip ring systems
  • Data slip ring systems
  • Aviation applications
  • Nuclear applications
  • High-altitude applications
  • Cold weather applications
  • Extreme high- or low-humidity applications when carbon brushes can’t operate well
  • Wind power applications
  • Applications where the power loading often drops to very low levels and where traditional carbon brushes can’t maintain a film

MFBs offer significant improvement over carbon brushes in both data and current transfer, offering extended brush and slip ring service life, high current capacity, and significant decreases in service acoustic and electrical noise. Silver alloy fibers offer significantly better service life and higher speeds over gold wire technology at a considerable price advantage.